Luke 3:18

Luke 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
• New International Version (NIV)And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.

Context of Luke 3:18

16John answered them all, saying, “As for me, I immerse you with water. But One is coming who is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals! He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but the chaff He will burn up with inextinguishable fire.” So with many other exhortations, John proclaimed Good News to the people. 19But Herod the tetrarch—after being rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things Herod had done— 20added even this on top of them all: he shut up John in prison.

Luke 3:18 word by word

Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• other thingsἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• in his exhortationπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• preached heεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• unto the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Luke 3:18

• John 1:15John testifies about Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One who comes after me is above me, because He existed before me.’”
• John 3:29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the best man rejoices when he stands and hears the bridegroom’s voice. So now my joy is complete!
• Acts 2:40With many other words he warned them and kept urging them, saying, “Save yourselves from this twisted generation!”

Commentaries on Luke 3:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 See the notes at Matthew 3:11-12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 John the Baptist disowned being himself the Christ, but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhort them to repent, and assure them of forgiveness upon repentance; but he could not work repentance in them, nor confer remission on them. Thus highly does it become us to speak of Christ, and thus humbly of ourselves. John can do no more than baptize with water, in token that they ought to purify…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. many other things, &c.--such as we read in Joh 1:29, 33, 34; 3:27-36. (Also see on Mt 3:12.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:18

• John

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• Demand
• Mary
• Reprove
• Unquenchable
• Violence
• Wages
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Exhortation
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings